Gigabyte GA-A55M-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 32.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics16.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-A55M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory1 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120229
Uptime13.2 Days
Run DateOct 08 '20 at 09:10
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-3870 APU-$81
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
32.7% Below average
Memory 51.8
1-Core 39.8
2-Core 60.7
33% 50.8 Pts
4-Core 76.7
8-Core 104
11% 90.1 Pts
64-Core 77.3
5% 77.3 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 56%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79
Sapphire(1DA2 E367) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1206 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.8.3
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
16.5% Very poor
Lighting 16.7
Reflection 24
Parallax 21.3
14% 20.7 fps
MRender 28.9
Gravity 15.9
Splatting 33.5
22% 26.1 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 16.5%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0A- 240GB
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 12 19 58 34 1.8 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
40.8% Average
Read 107
Write 97.2
Mixed 84.5
SusWrite 32
60% 80.2 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 6.8
4K Mixed 14.1
1,872% 8.4 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 160%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
225GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 78 80 79 80 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 93.8
Write 92.2
Mixed 55.3
SusWrite 77.8
59% 79.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
136% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
14.3% Very poor
MC Read 5.5
MC Write 4.7
MC Mixed 4.5
14% 4.9 GB/s
SC Read 2.5
SC Write 2.6
SC Mixed 3.5
8% 2.87 GB/s
Latency 154
26% 154 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.3%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-A55M-DS2 Builds (Compare 119 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A55M-DS2 - $73

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